Chapter 408
Rachel’s POV
I snatched the phone from Mom’s hand, my fingers trembling slightly as news alerts flooded the screen. Every major outlet was running with the same headline: violence at Parker Group’s underground garage.
Social media was blowing up with theories. Some claimed the dead were kidnappers, others insisted it must be a Parker executive. Police at the scene were tight-lipped, giving reporters the standard “ongoing investigation” line.
What caught my eye were the comments flooding in below the live videos:
“If it wasn’t someone important, why would police and Parker Group hide the identity?”
“Twenty minutes without a statement from Parker PR? Has to be Blake.”
“Parker Group’s communications team responds to everything within minutes. The silence speaks volumes.”
“Sources confirm Blake Parker at Mayo Clinic, fighting for his life!”
My stomach twisted as I stared at the screen. When I rushed downstairs to confront her, all I could think about was Blake. My future husband. The man I’d secretly wanted for years. Of course I was worried about him.
But after hearing Mom casually admit she’d planned to kill him, my perspective shifted dramatically.
Part of me – a cold, calculating part I barely recognized – actually hoped Blake was dead.
Not because I’d stopped caring for him. Not because I truly wanted him gone.
But because I had nowhere to run if Blake survived.
He’d wake up. He’d investigate. He’d discover I’d arranged Emma’s kidnapping, that Mom had hired people to kill him. And Blake Parker wasn’t known for
mercy.
This was the man who’d shipped his own sister and cousin overseas to brutal boarding schools just for bullying Audrey. What would he do to me and my family when he discovered we’d nearly killed him?
But if he died…
filed. Half his fortune would be mine by law. I’d control Parker Group through a grief-stricken Rebecca and Thalia. The thought made
breaking the silence. “When I called Blake earlier,
he’s really injured
contact you after it happened?
a sharp click. “I specifically told them not to reach out afterward. If Blake died, police would immediately check phone
for her phone. “Should I
records. Contacting them now would just create evidence linking you to whatever
connection at Mayo Clinic. Taking a
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Chapter 408
“Miss Hayes?’
Parker been
he be here? Is
ambulance just
I heard typing. “Yes, Miss Hayes, an
I held my breath.
a security guard with an arm injury and a woman accompanying him. No
is
believe the guard
send
exam table. Beside him stood a woman in a beige
my attention was Blake’s custom diamond-encrusted phone peeking
clicked into place, and relief flooded through
were fine, his phone
be with them, not tending to
dead, their bodies secured by police, leaving Evelyn with nothing but
out loud. This was perfect. Absolutely
wouldn’t just escape his vengeance – I’d inherit his vast fortune. Blake had built Parker Group into
Doctor,’ I said smoothly,
at my lips. “Mother, can I borrow some of your makeup? I need to look my best for
Audrey’s POV
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